by Robbie Mitchell Unit 731, a covert biological and chemical warfare research facility that operated during World War II in Japan, holds a chilling place in history. Veiled in secrecy and shrouded in denial for decades, this clandestine unit conducted gruesome experiments on human subjects, inflicting unimaginable suffering. Unit 731’s existence is a dark chapterContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Unit 731: Biological Warfare and Inhuman Cruelty”
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Centralia Mine Fire: Devastation from Underground
by Kimberly Lin In 1890, the coal mining town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, was home to more than 2800 people. Just like in any other town, rows of houses lined the streets, townsfolk had barbecues in their backyards, and everyone put up Christmas decorations during December. In 1962, the Centralia mine fire propelled the quiet borough intoContinue reading “Centralia Mine Fire: Devastation from Underground”
Opioid Crisis Friday: Coolio died of an accidental fentanyl overdose, coroner’s report shows.
by Kaitlyn Radde Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images The rapper Coolio died of an accidental fentanyl overdose, documents from the Los Angeles County coroner’s office show. Coolio died on Sept. 28, 2022, at a friend’s home in Los Angeles. The coroner’s report listed the primary cause of the 59-year-old’s death as the “effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine” andContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: Coolio died of an accidental fentanyl overdose, coroner’s report shows.”
True Crime Sundays: Son of Sam Serial Killer is Arrested
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The Supreme Court has 10 cases left to decide, including some of the biggest they’ve heard this term
by Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman Questions about gay rights, student loans, voting laws and affirmative action are all unanswered as the court prepares to release its final decisions of the term. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is getting ready to decide some of its biggest cases of the term. The high court has 10 opinions leftContinue reading “The Supreme Court has 10 cases left to decide, including some of the biggest they’ve heard this term”
History Lesson Tuesdays: The Dangers of Tea Drinking
In nineteenth century Ireland, tea could be a symbol of cultivation and respectability or ill health and chaos, depending on who was drinking it. by Livia Gershon In many places around the world, hospitality means offering guests a cup of tea. As historian Tricia Cusack writes, this was increasingly true in nineteenth-century Ireland. But when theContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: The Dangers of Tea Drinking”
History Lesson Tuesdays: Bodies of the Titanic: Found and Lost Again
by Matthew Wills Ideas about economic class informed decisions about which recovered bodies would be preserved for land burial and which would be returned to the icy seas. The story of the Titanic usually ends with the ship’s sinking in April 1912, the rescue of survivors, and the ensuing scandals and subsequent safety improvements on ocean liners.Continue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Bodies of the Titanic: Found and Lost Again”
True Crime Sundays: ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski dies by suicide in federal prison -June 10, 2023
by Oliver O’Connell Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” has died in federal prison aged 81, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press. Kaczynski was found unresponsive in his cell at 12.25am on 10 June in a federal prison in North Carolina. The cause of death was not immediately known but four peopleContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski dies by suicide in federal prison -June 10, 2023”
The Basics; Why Arab Men Hold Hands
By Hassan M Fattah When President Bush and Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia met in Crawford, Tex., last week, they did something very un-Texan: they walked hand in hand. Americans may raise an eyebrow at men holding hands, but in the Arab world, affection among men is common, and without sexual connotation. “Holding handsContinue reading “The Basics; Why Arab Men Hold Hands”
True Crime Sundays: Missing Missouri ER doctor, Idaho native found dead
by AP, Margarent Stafford, John Hanna Dr. John Forsyth, an Idaho native and Missouri ER doctor, went missing for over a week until his body was found in an Arkansas lake with an apparent gunshot wound. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A doctor in the Missouri Ozarks went missing for over a week until his body wasContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Missing Missouri ER doctor, Idaho native found dead”
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